Austria vs Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Austria
38.7 Rate
in 2025
Sweden
40.4 Rate
in 2025
Austria rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.4 Rate against 38.7 Rate in Austria, a difference of 1.7 Rate.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6 Rate | 45.73 Rate | 2.13 Rate | Sweden |
| 2010s | 43.92 Rate | 40.74 Rate | 3.18 Rate | Austria |
| 2020s | 41.48 Rate | 39.8 Rate | 1.68 Rate | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 40.4 Rate against 38.7 Rate in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Austria and Sweden?
- 1.7 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Austria ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.